Players who played for the Pelicans and the San Antonio Spurs
35 players · NBA since 1996/97
35 players have played for both the Pelicans and the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA since 1996/97. 16 played for the Pelicans first and 19 for the San Antonio Spurs first. The longest-serving played 645 games across both; the top scorer got 9,687 points; the first move came in 1996/97, the most recent in 2025/26.
Can you name all 35?
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- Pelicans 56 · San Antonio Spurs 589
- Pelicans 554 · San Antonio Spurs 88
- Pelicans 448 · San Antonio Spurs 82
- Pelicans 152 · San Antonio Spurs 315
- Pelicans 54 · San Antonio Spurs 338
- Pelicans 66 · San Antonio Spurs 318
- Pelicans 298 · San Antonio Spurs 46
- Pelicans 267 · San Antonio Spurs 69
- Pelicans 163 · San Antonio Spurs 153
- Pelicans 69 · San Antonio Spurs 172
- Pelicans 76 · San Antonio Spurs 149
- Pelicans 137 · San Antonio Spurs 43
- Pelicans 118 · San Antonio Spurs 58
- Pelicans 87 · San Antonio Spurs 54
- Pelicans 79 · San Antonio Spurs 48
- Pelicans 50 · San Antonio Spurs 70
- Pelicans 81 · San Antonio Spurs 30
- Pelicans 85 · San Antonio Spurs 20
- Pelicans 31 · San Antonio Spurs 72
- Pelicans 91 · San Antonio Spurs 6
- Pelicans 24 · San Antonio Spurs 64
- Pelicans 80 · San Antonio Spurs 2
- Pelicans 73 · San Antonio Spurs 3
- Pelicans 3 · San Antonio Spurs 70
- Pelicans 20 · San Antonio Spurs 50
- Pelicans 18 · San Antonio Spurs 30
- Pelicans 33 · San Antonio Spurs 10
- Pelicans 34 · San Antonio Spurs 8
- Pelicans 3 · San Antonio Spurs 38
- Pelicans 32 · San Antonio Spurs 1
- Pelicans 6 · San Antonio Spurs 20
- Pelicans 3 · San Antonio Spurs 13
- Pelicans 8 · San Antonio Spurs 2
- Pelicans 6 · San Antonio Spurs 3
- Pelicans 4 · San Antonio Spurs 4
Who stands out
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Malik Rose has the most games for the two combined: 56 for the Pelicans and 589 for the San Antonio Spurs. David West scored the most points across both: 9,075 for the Pelicans and 612 for the San Antonio Spurs.
In our data, Jamie Feick was the first to have played for both (his first game for the San Antonio Spurs came in 1996/97). The most recent player to play for both is Kelly Olynyk, who first played for the San Antonio Spurs in 2025/26.
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| Player | Pelicans | San Antonio Spurs | First | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Pts | Seasons | G | Pts | Seasons | ||
| Malik Rose | 56 | 164 | 1996/97 | 589 | 4,317 | 1997–2005 | Pelicans |
| David West | 554 | 9,075 | 2003–2011 | 88 | 612 | 2015/16 | Pelicans |
| Chris Paul | 448 | 8,440 | 2005–2011 | 82 | 723 | 2024/25 | Pelicans |
| Marco Belinelli | 152 | 1,674 | 2010–2012 | 315 | 2,900 | 2013–2020 | Pelicans |
| Dejounte Murray | 54 | 897 | 2024–2027 | 338 | 4,121 | 2016–2022 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Antonio Daniels | 66 | 248 | 2008/09 | 318 | 2,465 | 1998–2002 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Rasual Butler | 298 | 2,730 | 2005–2009 | 46 | 124 | 2015/16 | Pelicans |
| Dante Cunningham | 267 | 1,533 | 2014–2018 | 69 | 200 | 2018/19 | Pelicans |
| Devin Brown | 163 | 1,385 | 2006–2010 | 153 | 813 | 2002–2005 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Roger Mason Jr. | 69 | 369 | 2012/13 | 172 | 1,506 | 2008–2010 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Steve Smith | 76 | 390 | 2003/04 | 149 | 1,374 | 2001–2003 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Devonte' Graham | 137 | 1,208 | 2021–2023 | 43 | 373 | 2022–2024 | Pelicans |
| Quincy Pondexter | 118 | 623 | 2010–2015 | 58 | 98 | 2018/19 | Pelicans |
| Speedy Claxton | 87 | 979 | 2004–2006 | 54 | 298 | 2002/03 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Sean Marks | 79 | 218 | 2008–2010 | 48 | 157 | 2004–2006 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Chuck Person | 50 | 303 | 1998/99 | 70 | 461 | 1997/98 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Chucky Brown | 81 | 551 | 1998–2000 | 30 | 190 | 1999/00 | Pelicans |
| Garrett Temple | 85 | 359 | 2021–2023 | 20 | 86 | 2009–2011 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Vernon Maxwell | 31 | 210 | 1997/98 | 72 | 929 | 1996/97 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Melvin Ely | 91 | 320 | 2007–2014 | 6 | 19 | 2006/07 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Josh Richardson | 24 | 182 | 2022/23 | 64 | 732 | 2021–2023 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Linton Johnson | 80 | 368 | 2005–2007 | 2 | 0 | 2004/05 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Alonzo Gee | 73 | 325 | 2015/16 | 3 | 2 | 2010/11 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Jason Hart | 3 | 2 | 2009/10 | 70 | 225 | 2001–2004 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Kelly Olynyk | 20 | 213 | 2024/25 | 50 | 158 | 2025/26 | Pelicans |
| Stanley Johnson | 18 | 96 | 2018/19 | 30 | 174 | 2022/23 | Pelicans |
| Anthony Goldwire | 33 | 190 | 1996/97 | 10 | 12 | 2002/03 | Pelicans |
| Donatas Motiejunas | 34 | 150 | 2016/17 | 8 | 19 | 2018/19 | Pelicans |
| Jamie Feick | 3 | 5 | 1996/97 | 38 | 146 | 1996/97 | Pelicans |
| Tomas Satoransky | 32 | 88 | 2021/22 | 1 | 3 | 2021/22 | Pelicans |
| Reggie Williams | 6 | 27 | 2016/17 | 20 | 37 | 2014/15 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Willie Burton | 3 | 4 | 1998/99 | 13 | 27 | 1997/98 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Alex Garcia | 8 | 44 | 2004/05 | 2 | 3 | 2003/04 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Pops Mensah-Bonsu | 6 | 2 | 2010/11 | 3 | 15 | 2008/09 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Alize Johnson | 4 | 9 | 2021/22 | 4 | 7 | 2022/23 | Pelicans |
Head to head
In the NBA since 1996/97, the Pelicans and the San Antonio Spurs have met 107 times: the Pelicans won 39, the San Antonio Spurs 68.
- Pelicans' biggest win: Spurs 110-146 Pelicans (2023/24)
- San Antonio Spurs' biggest win: Pelicans 77-112 Spurs (2006/07)
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- How many players have played for both the Pelicans and the San Antonio Spurs?
- 35 in the NBA since 1996/97: Malik Rose, David West, Chris Paul, Marco Belinelli, Dejounte Murray, Antonio Daniels and 29 more.
- Who has played the most games for the Pelicans and the San Antonio Spurs?
- Malik Rose: 56 for the Pelicans and 589 for the San Antonio Spurs, 645 in all. David West scored the most points across both, 9,687.
- Who is the most recent player to play for both the Pelicans and the San Antonio Spurs?
- Kelly Olynyk. He played for the Pelicans (2024/25), then the San Antonio Spurs from 2025/26.
- What period does this list cover?
- NBA games from 1996/97 to the present, updated as new games are played. Earlier games aren't in our data, so all-time lists can be longer.
Data: NBA since 1996/97. Earlier games aren't included, so all-time lists can be longer.